The future of remote work and digital nomadism with Pieter Levels

<p>On this episode Abadesi talks to <a href="https://levels.io/">Pieter Levels,</a> founder of <a href="https://nomadlist.com/">Nomad List</a>, a global community of international travellers working around the world, <a href="https://remoteok.io/">RemoteOK</a>, a job board for remote jobs, and <a href="https://hoodmaps.com/">Hoodmaps</a>, a unique neighborhood map app.</p><p>In this episode they talk about...</p><h2>Bootstrapping versus VC, and why he doesn’t want to build a team around his products</h2><blockquote><p>“I don’t want to lose my skills. If I stop making stuff and become a manger, I’m going to learn a new skills but I’m not a business guy. I’m a creative person. I get happy from making stuff that works and people use.”</p></blockquote><p>Pieter says that he originally thought about creating a venture-backed business, which was going to be a proto-Uber in Amsterdam, before he pivoted to bootstrapping businesses. They discuss the questionable ethics of big venture-backed bus...